We just saw a black, red and white edition of the Air Jordan Flight 45 High, but this one goes a different route.  Whereas the other pair was heavy on Air Jordan X (10) ‘Chicago’ detailing, these joints go with a simple colourblocking scheme that adds some grey for balance.  Take a look at about twenty detailed photos of this brailled basketball sneaker and stick with Sneaker News for updates on their release.  via Kinstor

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Let’s have another close-up look at one of next year’s Air Jordan VI (6) Retros.  With this pair, the name of the game is high contrast.  The upper is comprised of a lightly tumbled wihte leather laid atop black nubuck cutaways.  White-on-black splatters on the Jumpman-emblazoned lace toggle,  heel pull and sections of the midsole bring these two opposites together and a translucent outsole seals the deal.  Expect them in early 2010 and stick with Sneaker News for updates on their availability.  via VMV

Style: 384664-101
Color: White/Black

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Nike Sportswear has launched a new Nike Air Zoom Tennis Classic ND in Black, Hyper Blue, and White that is a part of the Nike Sportswear Holiday 2009 Collection. The Nike Air Zoom Tennis Classic was first introduced via a collaboration with Japanese personality, Hiroshi Fujiwara, and his fragment design label. Now the shoe is finally available without the fragment logo and limited distribution in a solid Black based colorway. You’ll notice that the “Air Zoom” in the name of the shoe means that the shoe has a smoother ride because of the Zoom Air that’s featured in the sole of the shoe. These are now available at select Nike Sportswear retailers including Kasina.

Style: Black/Black-Hyper Blue-White
Color: 375577-001

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You may be looking at these and think to yourself, “Yeah, seen ‘em already.  So what?”  But be aware, these are the the exact same colorway as the images previously seen.  Chris Paul’s new signature shoe takes cues from its previous model, but is formed into a profile that’s a bit more conformed to other successful Jordans.  The suede medial upper contains a clever ‘CP’ coat of arms, along with the fleur-de-lis, complimenting the French culture in New Orleans.  The rest of the upper, white leather, contrasted with black stitching.  The sole is built with the geometric hex-pattern to insinuate his Hornet’s team, similar to the honeycomb-like stitch we saw on the CP3.II.  Although the orion blue accents supposedly are taken from the team colors, we’re sure some of you may wish one of these will take on the traditional “Charlottle Hornets” colors that most of us were in love with growing up.  We’ll just have to wait and see.  Anticipated to drop at FootLocker and House of Hoops on January 2nd.

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DC Shoes is getting into the newspeak game as well.  With their Cement Pack for Holiday 2009, the DC LIFE Collection reached out to another Nike staple, using a variation of the iconic Safari print to accent these dressy sneakers.  The New DC Admiral WT adds buckled ankle straps bearing the tonal Safari-like ‘Stones’ print, along with the Sector 7 WT lowtop.  Since the themes of concrete and cement drive the theme here, the Stones print is said to represent a ledge worn from grinding.  Both pairs feature classy brogueing to insinuate wingtip dress shoes but would be right at home with some light skateboarding and are available now from select DC LIFE retailers.

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Seven games into a season more than ten times that long is too early to start any serious MVP chatter, but if we were making a list today, only a fool would leave off Carmelo Anthony.  Dude is second in the Association in scoring behind only Kobe Bryant at just over 31-a-game, lit up YouTube with the best dunk of the young season, and his fast start has us wondering, is it the shoes?  The Air Jordan Melo M6 might not make you an all star, but it looks dope here in a black nubuck and patent leather design with Carolina blue and gold hits to match the Nuggets’ uniforms quite nicely.  Grab yours today from EST Premium.

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Color: Black/Taxi-University Blue

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While sister label eS just unveiled the new Erving skateboarding shoe, Emerica is releasing a pack of sneakers in honour of their latest video.  The Stay Gold Pack consists of three sneakers inspired by the grind-film of the same name.  Interestingly enough, there’s not a ton of gold on any of these, just metallic eyelets and some foil printing.  The key design feature is a printed canvas that covers each pair.  It’s got an abstract pattern that causes the shoe to have an iridescent look from afar, but as you close in, the image doesn’t fluctuate.  Throw in a little spray paint to dirty up the soles and these are ready to go from Emerica retailers nationwide.

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Nike introduced the Nike Terminator High ENG ‘boot’ last year, so when Ben Drury teased us with a similar metallic lace hook on his Nike Air Max 90 Current, he tricked people into expecting the boot version.  No such trickery with the latest ENG Terminator, which happens to be a Tier Zero release.  They look rugged with the aforementioned lacing system attached to a black on black croc leather design.  Cop yours today at TZ accounts like Nike Sportswear’s own 21 Mercer St. location in New York City.

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21 Mercer Street | Map
New York, NY 10013
TEL #: 212-226-5433

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Here comes the dopest Nike Delta Force AC thusfar, which is possibly the finest of all of the autoclaved Nike retro joints we’ve seen.  No one would fault you for thinking these look a little like the elephant printed colour combination we call ‘Supreme’, but a closer look reveals a lighter shade of blue and cement grey Safari print in place of the legendary Air Jordan pattern.  Peep how nice the fresh ‘stars’ on these look, along with other detailed shots after the jump.  via SF

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éS skateboarding sneakers have been around for nearly two decades and an attempt to move toward a new direction might be evidenced by the new Erving midtop.  It’s a basketball-inspired skate shoe with a vulcanized rubber sole.  The on-court muse is very clear on the quasi-elephant printed pair in blue/grey/black, but the black/green/yellow and blue/orange/grey joints stand on their own merit.  All three are available at eS retailers for the Holiday shopping season.

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For any of you readers who have or are attending college, there’s little doubt you know the inspiration for this poster.  And no, we’re not just talking about the Air Jordan XI (11) ‘Space Jams’ on these ladies feet.  ‘The Kiss’ is the stuff of legends and often copied, but never in quite this way.  Not a whole lot more to say about two embracing beauties with wearing only the most highly-anticipated release for this holiday season. The photo was shot by Matt Fried. You can cop the ‘Space Girls’ poster at Osneaker.

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Nike’s SFB (Special Forces Boot) has to be near the top of any list of the most bizarre releases this year.  It’s a kevlar reinforced, Free-soled super-hightop ready for war, but somehow Uniform Experiment was able to make them totally wearable for the streets.  Not that dudes aren’t wearing the SFBs to catch a quick stare, but this all-black midtop ‘chukka’ should work with pretty much any kind of outfit you throw its way.  The Hiroshi Fujiwara-designed limited edition boots are available now at Nike Sportswear’s 21 Mercer St. location in New York.

Nike Sportswear
21 Mercer Street | Map
New York, NY 10013
TEL #: 212-226-5433

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